Solar panel case: Two get three-year prison term

In the first verdict in the sensational solar panel scam which hit Kerala two years ago, a lower court on Thursday sentenced prime accused Saritha S Nair and her accomplice Biju Radhakrishnan to three years jail and imposed a hefty fine after finding them guilty of cheating and forgery.

The verdict was delivered by Judicial First Class Magistrate R Jayakrishnan on a complaint by NRI Baburaj that the accused had swindled about Rs 1.19 crore from him by offering a share in their company "Team Solar" and the post of Director. Both the convicts were present in the court.